Doctor insights on:
Vaginal Yeast Infection While Pregnant

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Irritation:
If over the counter agents are not working, see your ob/gyn for more help. There may be other problems leading to the infection or a resistant strain of yeast. Most yeast infections are self limited.
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When your due date arrives, you will be more than ready to have your baby! Most women deliver the baby somewhere between 37 and 42 weeks. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, only 5% of babies arrive on the exact due date. Approximately 7% of babies are not delivered by 42 weeks, and when that happens, it is referred to as a "post-term pregnancy."
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Tell your Doctor:
Your health care providers need to know that you are getting yeast infections after antibiotics, specifically the PCN, so they can give you a prescription for a medication that can prevent it from happenning again.Some patients benefit from using OTC monistat at the end of treatment with antibiotics or when they start having first signs of discomfort. However, some will need prescription med.
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Fungus among us:
A yeast infection occurs due to changes in the vaginal pH(acidity/alkalinity scale). They occur more frequently in diabetics,and frequent douchers who alter the pH by washing out the bacteria that stabilizes the vaginal pH.
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Candida:
There are many facts missing from your description. Have you been tested for immune dysfunction? Do you have diabetes, been on antibiotics, steroids, etc.? Has your sexual partner been treated? You might want to consult with an infectious disease expert. Good luck and hope you get rid of this.
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Infections are invasions of some other organism (fungus, bacteria, parasite) or viruses into places where they do not belong. For instance, we have normal gut bacteria that live within us without causing problems; however, when those penetrate the bowel wall and enter the bloodstream, that is an infection.
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Any of various unicellular fungi of the genus saccharomyces, especially s. Cerevisiae, reproducing by budding and from ascospores and capable of fermenting carbohydrates. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yeast.
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